[nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After5-MileBarefootWalk

Thu May 20 15:40:05 UTC 2010

You have a point-- and as we all know, technology can always fail..  Dogs 
can make mistakes, but I believe they're much more reliable than always 
depending on technology.
Hope and Beignet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found 
After5-MileBarefootWalk


> The kid may not think to grab his device before he heads out though.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mark J. Cadigan
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 6:05 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found
> After5-MileBarefootWalk
>
> Isn't there some sort of GPS technology that can be built into something
>
> this kid carries? This way the parents can track him. I think that would
>
> work a lot better than a tracking dog.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Linda Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 2:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found
> After5-MileBarefootWalk
>
>
>> Hi Wayne,
>> I saw that in the article as well. It sounded like they wanted to get
>> another dog in addition to what they were calling a "guide dog".  This
>
>> second dog would track the kid when he wandered off. Who knows how
> well
>> that would work - the first dog is supposed to keep the kid safe.  Who
>
>> knows - whatever works out the best.
>>
>> Lyn and Landon
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 9:21 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found
>> After5-MileBarefootWalk
>>
>>
>>> Anyone else notice the second dog mentioned, where it said that the
>>> family is considering getting a second guide dog that specializes in
>>> tracking sents? Seems like there's a conflict in terms here as well.
>>> Wouldn't a sent tracking dog be more of a search and rescue dog
> rather
>>> than a guide dog?
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>> On 5/18/10, Linda Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:
>>>> The autistic kid can have a service dog at school IF IT IS TRAINED
> to
>>>> help
>>>> his disability.
>>>>
>>>> However, I think dogs in schools can be challenging because of the
>>>> imaturity
>>>> of the other kids.  When kids are given service dogs, the parents go
> to
>>>> the
>>>> classes to learn about the dog as the kid does. The parents are the
> ones
>>>> legally responsible for the dog's care and actions.  I guess this
> can
>>>> work -
>>>> CCI issues dogs to kids all the time and for many years.
>>>>
>>>> I think it is different for blind kids and guide dogs. It is much
> more
>>>> imperitive that a guide dog is not being destracted by everyone
> petting
>>>> it
>>>> because it has to watch out for obstacles - unlike a service dog for
> a
>>>> sighted kid. Petting those won't always cause a dangerous situatin
> to
>>>> arise.
>>>>
>>>> Lyn and Landon
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 7:46 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After
>>>> 5-MileBarefootWalk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hey, a friend just asked me if this kid is legally allowed to have
> his
>>>>> dog at school with him. Anybody know? I'm thinking of Tracy's
> earlier
>>>>> comment about how these dogs are more for the parents then the
> child.
>>>>> Ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:30 AM
>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-Mile
>>>>> BarefootWalk
>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds like the dog did its job, it touched him and he walked away.
>>>>> And as for guide dog or service dog, who really cares when you've
> got a
>>>>> lazy reporter working under a deadline?
>>>>> If it bleeds, it reads.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Ginger Kutsch
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 6:37 AM
>>>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users'
>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-Mile
> Barefoot
>>>>> Walk
>>>>>
>>>>> Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-Mile Barefoot Walk
>>>>> Autistic 10-Year-Old Reported Missing From Canton Township
>>>>> POSTED: 6:31 am EDT May 17, 2010
>>>>>
>>>>> CANTON, Pa. --
>>>>> A 10-year-old boy who suffers from severe autism has been found
>>>>> safe after he was reported missing from his Washington County
>>>>> home.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bradley Dallatore was reported missing shortly after 9 p.m.
>>>>> Sunday by his parents in Canton Township.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob Dallatore, Bradley's father, said that because of his son's
>>>>> autism, Bradley doesn't always understand boundaries.
>>>>>
>>>>> "It's very common. They have no sense of danger. Don't understand
>>>>> what they're doing when they're doing it. It's very
>>>>> nerve-wracking to have him out there," Bob Dallatore said.
>>>>>
>>>>> Police said Bradley wandered away from his home and walked five
>>>>> miles, barefoot, along the railroad tracks near Washington Park,
>>>>> where he was spotted by a neighbor.
>>>>>
>>>>> A little less than two hours after he was reported missing, he
>>>>> was returned home. Despite a route littered with trash and broken
>>>>> glass, Bradley's mother, Linda Dallatore, said her son was not
>>>>> hurt.
>>>>>
>>>>> "It was wonderful to see him. Seeing the beautiful smile on his
>>>>> face. The minute he saw me he gets this big old grin. He says, 'I
>>>>> found you.' I said, 'Yes, you found me. But don't ever do that
>>>>> again,'" Linda Dallatore said.
>>>>>
>>>>> Channel 4 Action News first met Bradley in April 2008 when his
>>>>> mother asked for help because Bradley's Washington County school,
>>>>> Trinity West Elementary, wouldn't allow the child's guide dog on
>>>>> school grounds.
>>>>>
>>>>> The dog remains banned from the building and the Dallatores filed
>>>>> a lawsuit in response.
>>>>>
>>>>> Trained guide dogs can help calm children with autism, reduce
>>>>> emotional outbursts and increase their mobility and
>>>>> socialization.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bradley now attends Pressley Ridge School on Pittsburgh's North
>>>>> Side, where the dog is welcomed.
>>>>>
>>>>> The new school is an hour away from his home, but Bradley's
>>>>> parents said he is thriving there, thanks in part to the black
>>>>> lab that can gently nudge him out of an episode.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Once the dog starts touching him, he is able to refocus his
>>>>> attention to the dog and then he's able to walk away," Bob
>>>>> Dallatore said.
>>>>>
>>>>> The family is considering getting a second guide dog that
>>>>> specializes in tracking scents, in case Bradley wanders off
>>>>> again.
>>>>>
>>>>> For more information about service dogs, visit
>>>>> 4pawsforability.org.
>>>>>
>>>>> AutismLink operates the Autism Center of Pittsburgh, providing
>>>>> parent support and services in the North Hills, Moon Township and
>>>>> the South Hills. For information about how a grant might be able
>>>>> to help a needy family get an animal, call 412-364-1886.
>>>>>
>>>>> Source:
>>>>> http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/washington/23575737/detail.ht
>>>>> ml
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